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The Glacier Skywalk is officially open for business, debuting an awe-inspiring vantage of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, while replacing a once dangerous pullout along the Icefields Parkway. Acrophobics need not apply.

The homemade pierogi are spot-on and the borscht is rich with dill, just like in Ukraine. But the old country is thousands of miles away; I’m on a patch of Canadian prairie in Alberta, site of the biggest Ukrainian settlement outside of eastern Europe.

Iryna was “born and raised in beautiful Ukraine,” but is happy to call Calgary her “second home.” After traveling through Europe, she decided to make Western Canada her permanent residence and hasn’t ever looked back. Here are some of her favorite things about Alberta’s “Cowboy City.”

Follow our Digital Nomad’s latest adventure Our Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans, is on the move again. After exploring sunny Louisiana and spending a few days at home to do his laundry and set up his Christmas tree, he hopped on a plane to his next mystery destination. His followers soon found him–he landed in western Canada for…

This year, inspired by our ever-popular “I Heart My City” series on Intelligent Travel, we’re reveling in the holiday season by asking our readers to share their favorite ways to celebrate in their cities. Today’s city-lover is Brendan McGuigan, who gives us a glimpse of Calgary. What to share the things that make your city…

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